With the worsening refugee crisis, more families are fleeing the violence in their home countries in hopes of finding safety elsewhere. SKY AND GROUND follows a Syrian family on their three-month journey from Greece to Germany. Facing setbacks, heartaches and threats of deportation, their determination propels them towards a better future.

As a result of extreme gang and police violence, El Salvador has the highest murder rate in the world. 16-year-old Mimi, a high school student and volunteer paramedic, faces one of the most difficult choices of her life: Should she stay and continue to risk her life to help others, or flee the country and head north in hopes of a brighter future?

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